The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-28

ed sgainst bakers and BARRIERS,
while barkeepsrs and blacksmiths
nodded to one another. Brewers and
brokers were In the ranks, and 90 were
butchers and builders. Carpenters
and clergymen elbowed one another,
as did also conductors and compost.
tors. Cooks, clothieis and coopers
formed In line with editors and pub.
lishere, engineers and engravere, fire.
men and florists, grinders aud govern.
esses, hotel keepsrsland houeeke Keepers.
The monotony Of this bank was
broken recently by one OF those cranks
who turn up on every occ lsion. The
war Of trsffic was at It's hight on the
Bowery when lean, lank, cadaverous
looking woman stepped up TO the
cashiers window and said:
81 want million dolars."
That's the case with great many
people, madam" eaid the cash or.
~ want You to obey my orders with
ont comment" she said. "Give me the
money in email bills"
"What sit to be used for?"
"Topay my army" an
what army ?"
"The army OF the Lord"
Never heard OF II" faid the cashier,
and then verybody snickered.
swell, sir, l sm waiting"
Might inquire your name, merely
as matter OF form, madam. inquired
the cashier.
my name, sir, Is Sarah Geoghegan."
ANY relation to 0wney2" asked
one OF the clerks, and all took come
fresh gum.
"Pm sorry We can't accommodate
you today" said the cashier, "but We
had she side walk and windows
washed this morning, and are conse-
quently out Of small change"
81 don't want any foolishnen about
this" she said. at may become
necessary to bite some one,n and che
made . couple OF steps forward.
"You had better apply TO the presi.
dent" urged the cashier. "Perhaps
Mr.. Quintard can attend TO your case.
He always keeps Q little money con.
|, cealed In his clothes"
Instead Of going to the presidents
room she walked out Of the door and
down the Bowery.
Yesterday q woman depositor came
to the bank 10 collect her interest
She pronounced her name 80 entirely
differently to what the clerks were &C
eustomed TO hear II, that no one was
able to identify her. She could mel.
ther read nor write, ald to add TO her
confusion. che was unable 10 tell
where she lived. She was subsequent.
ly identified, her name found and her
Interest given 10 her.
The Union Dime Savings Institu.
ton, at Broadway and Thirty.tecond
street, has increased It's business and
assets Of late. Its assets now are S..
204 254 AZ, Its deposits 81, 500 POS "a,
and i,s surplus 500, 1884 OF. A notice.
able feature OF this institution Is the
gain oil women depoeitors over that OF
men. The ratio Ia about four TO three.
Here, yesterday, jewellers and laborers
were seen .cgether, as were also lsun.
dresses and lawyers, liquor dealers
and photographers, masons aud me
chanics, merchants and milkmen, mil.
liners ard mouljers. Everything
wore prosperous look at this ins.i-
tuition.
At the Broadway Savings Bank, No.
4 Park place, a similar scene was wit
messed. At the German Bank, No,
100 East Fourleepth street, every.
thing Was iraught with that frugality
which is one OF the Strongest charac
terlslics Of the German.
Up at the Harlem Savings Bank
at No. 22sl Third avenue, the scene
was one OF genuine activity. Cirgar
makers and shoemakers, stonecuttert
and storekeepers, tailors and tanners
and tinemiths aud tobacconists mingls
In one happy family.
At the Bowery Savings Bank; the
East River, No. 3 Chambers street
Dry Dock, No. 3i3 Bowery; Manhat
tan, No. GA Broadway, and the Green,
wicb, No. 70 Sixth avenue, the state
ment a. TO the amount Of deposits ant
the number and character OF their de
poeitorB were very encouraging. Ir
fact, those who stepped into those In
slitutions could not help being struel
with the democracy Of the deposition
and the general good spirit which per
meAted everybody. OPTICIANS and oys
ter dealers mingled In pleasant cor
vorostion, photographers and physl
clans talked Sclenee, pinroiorte maker
and plumbers smiled Of one another
pocketbook makers aud policemen
winked significantly, poters an,
printer talked about cary hours, pro
vision dealers aud restaurant keeper
met on q footing, and refiners and dis
tilles we're In the same line with roof
era, saddlers, ssleemen, neamen, seam
stresses, soldiers and stewards.